IEM :: Satellite Cloud Product

Satellite Cloud Product

NESDIS produces a Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) that supplements the ASOS ceilometer readings. This page merges the SCP data with the METAR observations for a given UTC date. Cloud level values are presented in feet above ground level. ECA represents estimated cloud amount expressed in percentage. An IEM Web Service provided the following JSON dataset for this page. Data is available for some sites back to 1993.

SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Satellite East Sounder				Satellite West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0550Z	12:55 AM		OVC	32000 - 47000	61		OVC	31000 - 36000	70	CLR	KPRO 090555Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02260223
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	32000 - 46000	57		OVC	32000 - 37000	69	CLR	KPRO 090655Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02240223
0750Z	2:55 AM		OVC	33000 - 44000	57		OVC	32000 - 37000	64	CLR	KPRO 090755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2989 RMK AO2 T02180218
0850Z	3:55 AM		OVC	32000 - 52000	45		OVC	28000 - 37000	53	CLR	KPRO 090855Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A2987 RMK AO2 T02150215
0950Z	4:55 AM		SCT	13000 - 50000	20		BKN	13000 - 38000	35	CLR	KPRO 090955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A2987 RMK AO2 T02110211
1050Z	5:55 AM		BKN	32000 - 52000	43		BKN	14000 - 35000	41	CLR	KPRO 091055Z AUTO 12006KT 9SM CLR 21/21 A2987 RMK AO2 T02100210
1150Z	6:35 AM		SCT	13000 - 51000	23		BKN	14000 - 34000	35	FEW@16000	KPRO 091135Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM FEW160 22/22 A2989 RMK AO2 T02200220
1250Z	7:55 AM		SCT	16000 - 53000	12		BKN	13000 - 34000	29	CLR	KPRO 091255Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A2988 RMK AO2 T02420238
1350Z	8:55 AM		SCT	31000 - 52000	8		SCT	14000 - 39000	14	CLR	KPRO 091355Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2988 RMK AO2 T02700247